Buyback yield (TTM)
1.59%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.36%
5Y share count change
56.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$240.47M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.27B
Key takeaways
- Kimco Realty (KIM) repurchased about $240.47M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 56.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.02× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 194% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Kimco Realty (KIM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Kimco Realty (KIM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Kimco Realty (KIM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Kimco Realty (KIM)
Latest: $123.81M
Overview
Kimco Realty (KIM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $123.81M (2025).
Across 2015–2025 (10 years), Kimco Realty buyback spend produced a CAGR of -3.4% – with a net decline across the window.
Kimco Realty buyback spend peaked at $665.95M in 2012; the latest annual figure is $123.81M in 2025 (81.4% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $665.95M, reached in 2012; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1991.
Kimco Realty Buyback Spend 2025: $123.81M
Kimco Realty buyback spend in 2025 was $123.81M.
Kimco Realty Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Kimco Realty posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2024, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
Kimco Realty Buyback Spend 2023: $1.49M
In 2023, Kimco Realty reported buyback spend of $1.49M, plunged 56.7% below 2022.
Kimco Realty Buyback Spend 2022: $3.44M
Kimco Realty buyback spend in 2022 was $3.44M.
Kimco Realty Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Kimco Realty buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Kimco Realty (KIM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $123.81M | $0.00 | $123.81M | 0.91% | 0.67B | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $34.90M | −$34.90M | — | 0.67B | +8.7% | |
| 2023 | $1.49M | $33.05M | −$31.56M | 0.01% | 0.62B | +0.1% | |
| 2022 | $3.44M | $26.64M | −$23.20M | 0.03% | 0.62B | +20.8% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $23.15M | −$23.15M | — | 0.51B | +18.5% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $23.68M | −$23.68M | — | 0.43B | +2.3% | |
| 2019 | $575.00M | $20.20M | $554.80M | 6.57% | 0.42B | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $75.13M | $18.22M | $56.91M | 1.22% | 0.42B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $225.00M | $21.56M | $203.44M | 2.93% | 0.42B | +1.0% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $19.07M | −$19.07M | — | 0.42B | +1.7% | |
| 2015 | $175.00M | $18.46M | $156.53M | 1.61% | 0.41B | +0.4% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $17.88M | −$17.88M | — | 0.41B | +0.6% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $18.90M | −$18.90M | — | 0.41B | +0.5% | |
| 2012 | $665.95M | $17.91M | $648.04M | 8.48% | 0.41B | -0.2% | |
| 2011 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | 0.09% | 0.41B | +0.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.41B | +16.0% | |
| 2009 | $31.78M | $0.00 | $31.78M | 0.58% | 0.35B | +35.2% | |
| 2008 | $66.80M | $0.00 | $66.80M | 1.36% | 0.26B | +0.7% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.26B | +5.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.24B | +6.0% | |
| 2005 | $21.02M | $0.00 | $21.02M | 0.29% | 0.23B | +1.6% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +4.4% | |
| 2003 | $225.00M | $0.00 | $225.00M | 4.55% | 0.22B | -6.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +3.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.22B | +20.0% | |
| 2000 | $2.50M | $0.00 | $2.50M | — | 0.19B | +2.1% | |
| 1999 | $5.10M | $0.00 | $5.10M | — | 0.18B | -18.8% | |
| 1998 | $65.00M | $0.00 | $65.00M | — | 0.22B | +55.4% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +34.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$123.81M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$1.49M
- 2022$3.44M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$575.00M
- 2018$75.13M
- 2017$225.00M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$175.00M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$665.95M
- 2011$6.00M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$31.78M
- 2008$66.80M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$21.02M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$225.00M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$2.50M
- 1999$5.10M
- 1998$65.00M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Kimco Realty (KIM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.02×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Kimco Realty (KIM)
How Kimco Realty splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $123.69M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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